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Hello,
I know this is a 98 newsgroup but can't find one for 2000. If not appropriate here, is there another newsgroup where I should post this?
For anyone familiar with Win2000... I can't hear any flash videos online. MP3, etc., online are fine, and no problem with any audio files on my...

I would appreciate any suggestions from the gurus here as to how I can get my two Win2000Prof computer talking to each other via Netgear WGR614 router.
I had one 2000Prof and one 98SE networked and both worked fine. Recently I installed 2000Prof on the 98SE and now cannot get them to...

To: alt.windows98,microsoft.p
I need to network my laptop to my desktop so the laptop sees a virtual
drive letter that's actually a directory on the desktop. The laptop is
an older PIII with Serial, parallel, USB 1.1 - no ethernet. Windows has
"direct cable connection" for serial/parallel, but...

To: alt.windows98,microsoft.p
I need to set up a logical drive on my computer that my laptop can see
via the internet. The computer is running Windows XP Pro, and the
laptop is running Windows 98SE. Can Windows do this, or is there
freeware to do this?
(I can't network the computers directly...

Hi,
we have still some windows 98 clients. We mount some samba shares
(from linux server) on them. The problem is that we cannot mount the
share using its DNS name but have to use IP address. It doesn't work
if we use DNS name. Does anybody know why ?

My eyes are starting to go and I need bifocals that won't be ready for
at least a week. I'm constantly hitting the "increase font size" key
combo on certain web sites such as www.ficwad.com that seem to ignore
my "minimum font size" setting in Firefox.
It doesn't seem as bad in firefox 3, but I'm...

I just installed a Dlink Air 520 wireless PCI card in an old Win98 machine.
The device shows up correctly installed in the Device Manager. But, when I
go to the network setup and try to add an adapter, it is not on the list
and can't be found.
I need to add the adapter and then bind the...

Date 5/4/2010
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Hello group
For decades almost I have been satisfied with using serial DCC to
transfer needed files occasionaly between mostly DOS, and win 98
computers. I'ts pretty slow but reliable.
I now have 2 win xp home sp3 computers to deal with as well, one is a
pentium II platform. The other is an Intel...

I have a 3com ethernet III ISA (3c509/3c509B) card in one of packard
bell machines with win 98se and for some reason whenever I turn the
computer off I always have to re-load the drivers. I can re-boot all day
long with no problem, its only when I turn the machine off. Anyone seen
an issuse...

I have a 3com ethernet III ISA (3c509/3c509B) card in one of packard
bell machines with win 98se and for some reason whenever I turn the
computer off I always have to re-load the drivers. I can re-boot all day
long with no problem, its only when I turn the machine off. Anyone seen
an issuse...

When I'm trying to log my win98 into a win2000 computer a logon window pops
up that has one line that says
Resource \\Name\lPC andn then another line for the password.
My other computers only need to type the administrator name to log into the
win2000 computer (No password needed).
How do I...

When I'm trying to log my win98 into a win2000 computer a logon window pops
up that has one line that says
Resource \\Name\lPC andn then another line for the password.
My other computers only need to type the administrator name to log into the
win2000 computer (No password needed).
How do I...